FourgroupsinAmericawerepolledabouttheirimpressionsofChina-1.GeneralPublic2.OpinionLeaders3.CongressionalStaff4.BusinessLeadersOnequestiontheywereaskedisPleaselisttheareasyouconsiderthemostsignifcantproblemsorcausesforconcern.Herearethechoices-1.Humanrights2.LossofUSjobs3.china'smilitarymodernization4.EnvironmentalDegradation5.Forcedabortionsandfamilyplanning
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Mydadtoldmebeforehediedthatheboughtthathouseasaninvestment.DevelopmentwashappeningintheareaanditwasjustamatteroftimebeforetheinvestorscameknockingandPopwouldmakeamint,hehoped.“Ifwecouldjustbideourtimetillthen,”hetoldmewishfullymanyyearslater.Wecouldn’t.Howcouldsomuchbadcomefromsomethingthatpromisedsomuchgood?***Mysecondolderbrother,Jerry,couldn’tescapetheapparentblackmagicthatoozedfromthewalls...[
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Myoldestbrother,Lennie,waseatenbyabedonce.Myparentslosthimonedaywhenhewasaninfant.Howhardcanitbetofindababy?Severalhourslaterhewasfoundpinchedbetweenabedandawall.Hehadrolledoverandfallenoffthesideofthebedintoaspacebetweentheedgeofthebedandthewall.Thebedthensomehowasifbyitsownwillmovedcloseenoughtothewalltoholdhiminplace,justtightenoughtokeepfromcrushinghim,inapositionwherehecouldn’tscream,butstil...[
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Myoldestsister,Chrissy,seemedtoexperiencethewrathfromthehousethemost.Onenight,shesawanuninvitedvisitorstandingintheupstairshallwaywhileshelayinherbed.Itwasnotaspecterorsomefigmentofherimagination.Ratheritwasaman,notoriousinourparts,whowanderedinfromsomewhereonCincy’swestside.Hewasrealfleshandblood,tooreal.ForyearsCincinnati’swestsidewasbedeviledbyapersonwhoforsomeinexplicablereasonpaintedhimself...[
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Motorolaknowsit.Tiffany&Co.knowsit.Proctor&Gambleknowsit.HugoBossknowsit.Chinahaswellover100millionInternetusers.Andifyoutakeouttheone-thirdormorethatarechainsmokingyoungmenthathangoutininternetcafestheother70millionareamongChina'strendconscious,youngandrelativelyrich.So...ifyouwanttoreachthem,howyougoingtogoaboutit?Billboardsandpackagesoftissuepaperbeinghandedoutonthecorner.Notanymore.阅读全文]
FourgroupsinAmericawerepolledabouttheirimpressionsofChina-1.GeneralPublic2.OpinionLeaders3.CongressionalStaff4.BusinessLeadersOnequestiontheywereaskedisHowdoyouviewChina'semergenceasamilitarypower-asaseriousthreattotheUS,apotentialthreat,nothreat,orisChinaanallytotheUS?TwotothreetimesasmanyCongressionalStaff(36%)membersthinkthatChinaisaseriousthreatotheUScomparedtotheGeneralPublic(15%),OpinionLead...[
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ourgroupsinAmericawerepolledabouttheirimpressionsofChina-1.GeneralPublic2.OpinionLeaders3.CongressionalStaff4.BusinessLeadersOnequestiontheywereaskedisHasHumanRightsSituationinChinaimprovedoverthepreviousdecade?Thegeneralpublic(52%),Businessleaders(53%)andOpinionLeadersseemsplitonthisonewithslightlymoreOpinionleaders(55%)thinkingitreallyhasn'timproved.
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ChinaNetcomGroupishomebasedinHongKong.And,ChinaNetcomisthetopprovideroffixedlinesphonesin10Chineseprovinces.Likeanywhere,thereisagrowingdemandforbroadbandDSLhighspeedinternet.Dial-upisout,eveninChina.Theonlinegamersarealsodemandingmorebandwidthaswell.
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Lastyearthenumberofmillionairesintheworldgrewbymorethan500,000.Iwasn'toneofthem.But,Ithinkmyneighborswereinthegroup.Presentlythereareabout8.7millionairesintheworldandmanyofthemliverightdownthestreetfromme.Theresultsofafinancialserviceresearchrevealedthatstrongmarketperformanceaswellasoverallglobaleconomicgrowthdeservedthecredit.Uh...yeah.Iamnotverysmart,butevenIcouldhaveguessedthat.Chinahasabout30...[
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FourgroupsinAmericawerepolledabouttheirimpressionsofChina-1.GeneralPublic2.OpinionLeaders3.CongressionalStaff4.BusinessLeadersOnequestiontheywereaskedisDoyoubelievethatCURRENTLYtherelationshipbetweenUSandChinaisimproving,
gettingworseoristhereisnotchange?MorethanonethirdoftheCongressionalStaffthinktherelationshipisgettingworse.ThisisnearlydoublethepercentageoftheBusinessleaders(18%),3timeswhat...[
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